The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01

What do you think the bride was dressed III !!
Green gauze robe and blue glass breastpin;
Don't you think she was quite interesting!
She was quite belle"
Then finding that they took his teasing
good naturally, he continued
1.-THE bridegroom rejoiced in new shirt collar,
Black silk stock that cost dollar,
satin vest-the fashion to follow
He cut quite q SWELL
When Bob had subsidized, and the dishes
put away, Julia followed her father into his
study, and asked: ''Papa, will the fee be
large one, do you Think" II do not think
it likely, my dear; why do you ask!n Then
she confided to him her plans in regard to
Bob's room, Of which as yet he had heard
nothing, and wound up with: 'If you get a
good big fee may we have some towards
getting a new carpet!n Eyes, nv dear.n
said he kindly; 81 expected to hear you
say you wanted some money for yourself,
and l know that you and Minnie are
many times denied those things which
some of your schoolmates consider neces-
sary to their existence. 1t is generous of
you, my dear, to want to spend the money
upon Bob rather than for yourself" Then
seeing her face brighten he felt obliged to
add: But do not be too sanguine, my child.
| have several times received no more than
two or three dollars for fee." But ''hope
springs eternal in the human breast,n and
Julia confded to Minnie that she should not
wonder if Mr.. Benson should give her
father as much as ten dollars. "You
know" said she, ''Miss Jackson said he
gave more than any one else in the Bible
class, when she was soliciting for the en-.
cyclopedia they gave father last Christ
mas" On Monday morning Minnie asked
Bob if he was going to the wedding, bat
that young gentleman quite scoffed afthe !
idea. "What do 1 care for weddisssa'''
said he. 'The fellows are going toeave a
game of base ball down by the rive and
had great deal rather go and se'them."
The church in which Mr.. Halsey'reached
was at some distance from his lesldence,
and so fearful were the girlslest they
should be late at the weddingthat their
mother wrote a note to the tesner asking
that they might be excuseda half-hour
earlier than usual. So the-reached the
church door almost as soon ashe sexton, and
going in, had some little tie to walt BY
four o'clock, however, quiz goodly audi
ence had gathered, and W organist began
playing just as their faner entered, ana
took his seat below tH pulpit. Minnie
was watching the clrch door, and
soon informed her sieer that carriage
had driven up, witt trunk on the box
with the coachman. What lovely trav-
cling dress p said SD, as the bridal party
entered: but Julia. who had also turned
around, scarcely heeied her, so intent was
she upon certain small yellow envelope
which the bridegroom was just handing the
sexton. This, shcconsidered, was the fee
for her father, andher heart gave athrob
OF anxiety, Thenbhe fell 10 thinking what
color5 would be tn prettiest for the carpet,
and decided upo1 black and scsrlet COM
bined Indeed, hr thoughts were so much
occupied with thb subject, that she scarcely
noticed word O the ceremony, and 1t was
only when her father said the words II
pronounce you man and wife, that she
was recalled to the present.
The girls started for home, after seeing
the carriage drive towards the depot, and
then waited impatiently for their fathers
return. He was so long in coming that
Minnie declared he must have gone off on
the train with the bridal party. However,
after two trips out to the gate to see II he
was coming she was finally rewarded by
seeing him approaching but walking as
slowly as if weddings were an every day
occurrence, and there were not two eager
girls at home, waiting anxiously for hlm.
AS MIR. Halsey entered the house JuliG1
greeted him with "Well, father, what was
the feep' Without answering, ne held out
to her the yellow envelope she had re-